Borough Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Borough Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Borough family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 35
Iron Ore Miner 7
Coal Miner 5
General Servant Domestic 4
Dress Maker 3
General Servant 3
Living On Own Means 3
Baker 2
Barmaid 2
Railway Porter 2
Clerk 2
Seamstress 2
Carter 2
Cotton Weaver 2
General Labourer 2
Gentleman 2
Potter's Warehouse Woman 2
Farmer 2
Living On Her Own Means 2
Worker 2
Hawker 2
Plumber 2
Bill Inspector 1
Copper Smith 1
Grocer Assistant 1

Borough Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Brough 86% 22,667
2 Bargh 57% 2,070
3 Burgh 57% 1,234
4 Borough 100% 1,184
5 Barugh 71% 500
6 Borrough 88% 359
7 Bergh 57% 201
8 Braugh 71% 136
9 Brugh 71% 105
10 Burough 86% 104

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The surname Borough is the 4th most popular variant of Brough.

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